Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.4mb_lg
14 km ESE of Lincolnville, Kansas
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 6 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Chase County, 24 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 890 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 6 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 120 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 130,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 89,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.9× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 120 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 38.4209, -96.8171. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase County, KS | 24 km (15 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Chase County |
| Marion County, KS | 26 km (16 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Marion County |
| Morris County, KS | 33 km (21 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Morris County |
| Lyon County, KS | 57 km (36 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Lyon County |
| Dickinson County, KS | 58 km (36 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Dickinson County |
| Geary County, KS | 65 km (40 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Geary County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
8 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.5 5 km SW of Hope, Kansas
- 2.6 6 km NW of Ramona, Kansas
- 2.4 5 km NE of Hope, Kansas
- 3.5 5 km NNW of Herington, Kansas
- 2.6 7 km ESE of Marion, Kansas
- 3.5 6 km WSW of Woodbine, Kansas
- 2.7 6 km NE of Cedar Point, Kansas
- 2.4 2 km S of Marion, Kansas
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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